Route | Form | Dose | Brand name | Availability[b] |
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Oral | Capsule | 100, 200, 300 mg | Prometrium[c] | Widespread |
Tablet (SR) | 200, 300, 400 mg | Dubagest SR[c] | India | |
Sublingual | Tablet | 10, 25, 50, 100 mg | Luteina[c] | Europe[d] |
Transdermal | Gel[e] | 1% (25 mg) | Progestogel | Europe |
Vaginal | Capsule | 100, 200 mg | Utrogestan | Widespread |
Tablet | 100 mg | Endometrin[c] | Widespread | |
Gel | 4, 8% (45, 90 mg) | Crinone[c] | Widespread | |
Suppository | 200, 400 mg | Cyclogest | Europe | |
Ring | 10 mg/day[f] | Fertiring[c] | South America[g] | |
Rectal | Suppository | 200, 400 mg | Cyclogest | Europe |
Uterine | IUD | 38 mg | Progestasert | Discontinued |
Intramuscular injection |
Oil solution | 2, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100 mg/mL |
Proluton[c] | Widespread |
Aq. susp. | 12.5, 30, 100 mg/mL | Agolutin[c] | Europe[h] | |
Emulsion | 5, 10, 25 mg/mL | Di-Pro-Emulsion | Discontinued | |
Microsph. | 20, 100 mg/mL | ProSphere[c] | Mexico | |
Subcutaneous | Aq. soln. (inj.) | 25 mg/vial | Prolutex | Europe |
Implant | 50, 100 mg | Proluton[c] | Discontinued | |
Intravenous | Aq. soln. (inj.) | 20 mg/mL | Primolut | Discontinued |
Sources and footnotes:
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Primolut Intravenous (Schering A.G. Berlin)